Quebrada Mamilla

Quebrada Mamilla is a ravine in northern Chile's Antofagasta Region. The ravine is accessed from the Chile Route 1 that unites coastal cities of Iquique and Tocopilla.[1] It is located about 10 km north of Tocopilla.[1] Fourteen archaeological sites have been identified in Quebrada Mamilla.[1] It is thought to have an etymology based on milla, the Mapuche word for gold.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Salazar, Diego; Figueroa, Valentina; Mille, Benoit; Morata, Diego; Salinas, Hernán (2010). "Metalurgia prehispánica en las sociedades coster as del norte de Chile (quebrada Mamilla, Tocopilla)". Estudios Atacameños (in Spanish). 40: 23–42.
  2. ^ Payàs Puigarnau, Getrudis; Villena Araya, Belén (2021-12-15). "Indagaciones en torno al significado del oro en la cultura mapuche. Una exploración de fuentes y algo más" [Inquiries on the Meaning of Gold in Mapuche Culture. A review of sources and something more]. Estudios Atacameños (in Spanish). 67. doi:10.22199/issn.0718-1043-2021-0028.